?Inexpensive dry white wine to cook with?

[39CINDERELLA]

want to make chicken piccata, need a wine to make sauce.
I do not want to use my good/expensive wine
not too cheap that it makes the sauce gross

TIA

 

[bszoo]

As they say on Food TV - only cook with what you will drink

 

[Alesia]

Use whatever is cheap in the liquor aisle. Just make sure that it isn't called "cooking wine." That will ruin your sauce.

 

[lisadr]

Any mag (1.5 liter) pinot grigio well work very well. Stay away from sweet wines like rieslings and moscatos. I would also not use a chardonnay either-unless it isn't too oaky. But for what you will spend on Holland house 8 oz bottle in the supermarket-you can get a full mag. You can also just get a regular 750ml bottle for 5-10 bucks.

Have fun!

 

[PoohHappens]

2 or 3(where we are) buck chuck from trader joes. I cook with it, heck I even drink it sometimes.

 

[vsimeone]

2 or 3(where we are) buck chuck from trader joes. I cook with it, heck I even drink it sometimes.

I drink it ALL the time and it would be perfect to cook with!

Our closest Trader Joes is an hour away so we buy a case at a time anytime we're in that area!

 

[Chicklogic]

Run! Don't walk,to the wine isle and buy yourself a boxed wine! I love the stuff

 

[tanveer]

'A bit off topic but I’m looking for other suppliers of Woven mesh.

 

[sarah4770]

You really don't need that much wine to make chicken piccata..... maybe 1/2 cup if that. Just wait til your ready to open the bottle of wine you have to make it.

 

[TxRabbit]

Run! Don't walk,to the wine isle and buy yourself a boxed wine! I love the stuff

The boxed wine at Target is pretty good. It's not a bad price when it goes on sale. Pay attention to the size of the box, they have more than just one bottle of wine in the box. They have 3 sizes? If I remember right?

For a cheap bottled wine, we like the Barefoot label. In our area, our grocery store normally has it for under $6 a bottle and it'll go on sale for under $5.

 

[Carter'sMommy]

I get this at our local liquor store for about $3

Vendage - California Pinot Grigio -- 500 ml --- 3 servings

It is in a box (pouch really) and is great for Chicken Picatta as well as FONDUE!!!!

I usually drink what we do not use in the dish for the evening!

It has gotten some good reviews --- cannot beat the price!!!!

 

[Gigi22]

Julia Child used to suggest using dry white French vermouth.

 

[cbg1027]

As they say on Food TV - only cook with what you will drink

Ditto to that!

But there are really tasty cheap wines I use for cooking...and will have a glass of while I cook.

Chicken Piccata is actually the recipe I most often use a dry white wine in, so I know these go well in it:

Augey White Bordeaux - this is my absolute favorite. I found it at Publix. http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/cleanplatecharlie/2010/04/augey_white_bordeaux_french.php )

I've also used and liked:
Yellow Tail Chardonnay
Barefoot Chardonnay

If I recall correctly, all 3 of those ran about $6-8 a bottle.

 

[Swimalie]

Our Wegmans has tiny bottles of wine that are probably just the size you need for cooking. And they are good brands, too for around $2 each. See if you can find those. For cooking, though I use cooking wine since I have a 5 year old. I keep that on hand and have white, rose, and red.